Need for classroom volunteers spikes as students fall behind due to pandemic

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Even though we are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, some impacts from the pandemic are still being felt. This includes education as schools were forced to shift from in-person to virtual classrooms.

Data shows students who were struggling before the pandemic are falling even further behind, and that means the need for tutors is more important than ever.

Ty Hegwood from the Wisconsin Reading Corps joined CBS 58 Morning News to talk about the need for classroom volunteers come fall.